What Is LLC Publication in New York? (2026 Guide)

If you just formed a New York LLC, you have one more legal step most people don't see coming: publication. New York is one of only a handful of states that still requires it, and the rule is old, specific, and enforced. Here's the whole thing in plain English.

The requirement, in one sentence

Under Section 206 of the NY Limited Liability Company Law, every new LLC must publish a notice of its formation in two newspapers — one daily and one weekly — once a week for six consecutive weeks, then file proof with the Department of State, all within 120 days of formation.

That's it. But each piece has a catch, so let's take them one at a time.

Two newspapers, chosen by the county clerk

You don't get to publish in any paper you like. The clerk of the county named in your Articles of Organization designates which papers qualify — and you must use one daily and one weekly from that list. Publish in a paper that isn't on the current list and the entire six-week run is void.

This is also the single most common mistake: the county that matters is the one in your Articles, not where you actually do business. Get that wrong and you can publish flawlessly in the wrong county's papers — and still be rejected.

Six weeks, twelve insertions

The notice runs once a week for six weeks in each paper. Two papers × six weeks = twelve insertions total. The two runs don't have to start on the same day, but each must be six consecutive weeks.

Then you prove it

After both runs finish, each newspaper issues a notarized Affidavit of Publication. Those two affidavits go to the NY Department of State with Form DOS-1708 and a $50 filing fee. The state then issues your Certificate of Publication — the document that closes the requirement for good.

What it costs

Two moving parts:

The newspapers' listed rates. This is where the price swings — from under $200 in some upstate counties to several times that in New York City. It depends entirely on which papers your county clerk designated. In Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx the County Clerk assigns the papers and no price exists before the designation letter; Staten Island's Clerk publishes a list you choose from. (See our county-by-county cost guide.)
The fixed fees. A $50 state certificate fee, and — if you use us — a flat $99. That $149 never changes with your county.

You pay every newspaper's listed rate, and we show you each figure before it is charged, so outside those four boroughs you can pick the cheapest lawful pair yourself.

What happens if you skip it

Miss the 120-day window and the state suspends your LLC's authority to carry on business in New York. In practice that bites when you try to sign a contract, open a bank account, or bring a lawsuit. It does not dissolve your LLC, and it's curable at any time — the suspension lifts retroactively the moment you complete publication and file the certificate. (More on that in Missed your deadline?)

Do you have to do it yourself?

No. You can handle the whole thing — pick designated papers, place the ads, chase the affidavits, file the DOS-1708 — or hand it to a service that does it end to end. FileMyPublication is run by an Enrolled Agent firm; we do the entire process at the papers' listed rates plus a flat $99, and you track every step online.

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